Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure games.
Path of Exile 2 is currently the more played game: 48,096 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 31,147 for The Sims™ 4 — about 1.5× more players. The Sims™ 4 counters with better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 74%. The Sims™ 4 is free to play, while Path of Exile 2 costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile 2 leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Path of Exile 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 54 days — The Sims™ 4 last led on May 28, 2026.
Days tracked
55
Current streak
54 days
Path of Exile 2
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
22%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 55 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Path of Exile 2 | The Sims™ 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 48,096 | 31,147 |
| 24-hour peak | 52,585 | 33,431 |
| 7-day average | 44,715 | 24,979 |
| 30-day average | 81,972 | 24,970 |
| 30-day trend | −59% | +4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 421,464 | 38,011 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 222,751 | 197,391 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 5, 2024 | Jun 17, 2020 |
| Price | $29.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Path of Exile 2 · The Sims™ 4 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Path of Exile 2 | The Sims™ 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 21,233 | 25,327 |
| May 2026 | 212,870 | 421,464 | 24,881 | 38,011 |
| Jun 2026 | 173,828 | 351,885 | 24,020 | 36,305 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 64,853 | 125,870 | 25,050 | 37,376 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Path of Exile 2 currently has more players: 48,096 concurrent players on Steam vs 31,147 for The Sims™ 4 — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Path of Exile 2 averaged 81,972 concurrent players and The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,970. By that measure Path of Exile 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 55 days Coilr has tracked both games, The Sims™ 4 had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on May 28, 2026. Path of Exile 2 has led for the last 54 days.
By Steam review score, The Sims™ 4 rates higher: 86% positive across 197,391 reviews vs 74% across 222,751 for Path of Exile 2. Path of Exile 2 has the larger player base right now (48,096 vs 31,147 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Path of Exile 2 averaged 81,972 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 59% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 421,464.
The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,970 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,011.